European Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics: second part of individual finals and end of the Championships

The last day of these Championships was dedicated to the second part of these individual finals: Junior and Senior Mixed Pairs Dynamic, Women’s Trios Balance, Women’s Pairs Dynamic, Men’s Pairs Balance and Men’s Groups Balance.

The juniors took over the competition floor in the morning.

The supremacy of the Russian and British women’s trios was confirmed in this last final as these two groups kept their 1st and 2nd place respectively on the three podiums of these Championships (All-round + Balance + Dynamic Finals).

The battle for the bronze medals over the last three days was between the Ukrainian and the Belarusian Trios. Today BLR put up a very nice performance awarded with a score of 28.000 points and the second rank together with GBR that got the same score.

In the category of the Mixed Pairs, it is only the Russian Pair that managed to climb on the podium of all three finals of these Championships and proudly received the gold medal of this dynamic final followed by the British and the Belgians. 

The gymnasts of the Women’s Pairs category, winners in the All-Around competition, manage again to climb on the highest step of the podium; it is the British pair that achieves the highest score of 27.900 in this dynamic final.

While it was as well the British men’s pair that prevailed in this competition so far, challenged by the Russians, the Russians were the lucky ones to get gold in this balance final thanks to a flawless precision and execution.

The boys from Belarus merited climbing on the podium today while they were left on a disappointing 4th rank behind the Portuguese yesterday.

The men’s group from Great-Britain left no doubt about their supremacy during the last three days garnering the gold medal in all three finals going home as crowned Balance, Dynamic and All-Around Champions. The Russians followed second and the group from Belarus goes home with the bronze medal (27.750).

 

Today’s Results : Junior Individual Finals

Mixed Pairs - Juniors - Dynamic : 1. RUS (28.400) - 2. GBR (27.900) - 3. BEL (27.850)

Women’s Trios - Junior - Balance :  1. RUS (28.200) - 2. GBR (28.000) - 2. BLR (28.000)

Women’s Pairs - Juniors - Dynamic : 1. GBR (27.900) - 2. RUS (27.850) - 3. UKR (27.700)

Men’s Pairs - Juniors - Balance : 1. RUS (28.650) - 2. GBR (28.550) - 3. BLR (27.700)

Men’s Group - Juniors - Balance : 1. GBR (28.400) - 2. RUS (28.350) - 3.BLR (27.750)

 

The programme continued in the afternoon with the finals of the senior individuals.

The Championships ended on a high note with quality exercises performed by the senior gymnasts. The spectators were numerous and provided a good atmosphere in the hall. The Portuguese fans were particularly pleased by the presence of their Mixed Pair in the dynamic finals and their Women’s Trio in the Balance finals.

The POR Women’s Trio and the Pair composed by Gonçalo ROQUE and Leonor Oliveira performed before their enthusiastic and cheering home crowd! What an atmosphere! The spectators truly held their breath during every difficult element; the tension was palpable….

Last to pass, the mixed pair from Portugal presents a fantastic routine earning the silver medal and placing behind Eleanor FRANKS and Christopher ROGERS (GBR).

The POR trio is also awarded the silver medal behind the unbeatable Russian trio that can go home with a third gold medal of these Championships. 

No changes in the men’s pairs; in this category the podium remained unchanged throughout these championships with the domination of the Russian pair composed of Alexey Dudchenko and Konstantin Pilipchuk.

In is also the Russian women’s pair that took the lead of the dynamic final followed by BLR and GBR. The Belgium pair Nikki SNEL and Eline DE SMEDT could not avoid a fall which leaves them at the disappointing foot of the podium.

Last but not least, the Russian group does not fail to dominate as well in this last final going home with a third gold medal of these Championships.

 

Today’s Results : Junior Individual Finals

Mixed Pair Dynamic : 1. GBR (30.030) – 2. POR (29.905) – 3. RUS (28.860)

Women’s Trio Balance : 1. RUS (28.955) - 2. POR (28.510) – 3. BLR (27.385)

Women’s Pairs Dynamic : 1. RUS (28.010) – 2. BLR (27.970) – 3. GBR (27.655)

Men’s Pairs Balance : 1. RUS (29.500) – 2. GBR (28.240) – 3. BLR (27.660)

Men’s Group Balance : 1. RUS (29.510) – 2. BLR (27.135) – 3. POL (25.680)

 

The competition was then rounded of by the usual closing ceremony.

Find all results and photos of this great event on the EUROACRO 2013 site of the UEG website as well as a high number of videos of these junior and senior finals on the UEG YouTube channel.